The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine elevator breakdown was “not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions,” ...

On Dec. 26, in the waning days of her tenure, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivered a 20-year ban on new mining claims ...

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...

Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...

Aris Mining's Segovia and Marmato mines are undergoing expansions, potentially boosting production to over 450,000 toz gold ...

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.

Police said 78 bodies were retrieved in a court-ordered rescue operation, with 246 survivors also pulled out from deep ...